George Higgs, DC
North Marion Family Chiropractic Inc.
100 E. Main St., Mannington, WV, 26582
Phone: 304-986-3930Fax: 304-986-3990georgehiggsdc@yahoo.comnorthmarionchiro.com
Education
- Doctorate of Chiropractic, Life University Chiropractic College, Marietta, Georgia, 1999
- Regents Bachelor of Arts in Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 1994
- Internship, Life University Chiropractic College Outpatient Fa, Kennesaw, Georgia, 1999 – 1997
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Part I, 1999
Postgraduate Education & Certifications
- Neurodiagnostics, Imaging Protocols and Pathology of the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Department of Education Board for Chiropractic
An in-depth understanding of the protocols in triaging and reporting the clinical findings of the trauma patient. Maintaining ethical relationships with the medical-legal community.
- Diagnostics, Risk Factors, Clinical Presentation and Triaging the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic
An extensive understanding of the injured with clinically coordinating the history, physical findings and when to integrate neurodiagnostics. An understanding on how to utilize emergency room records in creating an accurate diagnosis and the significance of “risk factors” in spinal injury.
- Crash Dynamics & Its Relationship to Causality, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic
An extensive understanding of the physics involved in the transference of energy from the bullet car to the target car. This includes G's of force, Newtons, gravity, energy, skid marks, crumple zones, spring factors, event data recorder and the graphing of the movement of the vehicle before, during and after the crash. Determining the clinical correlation of forces and bodily injury.
- MRI, Bone Scan & X-Ray Protocols, Physiology and Indications for the Trauma Patient, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department Board for Chiropractic
MRI interpretation, physiology, history and clinical indications, Bone Scan interpretation, physiology and clincal indications, x-ray clinical indications for the trauma patient.
- Documentation and Reporting for the Trauma Victim, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic
Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation and diagnosis utilizing the ICD-9 and the CPT to accurately describe the injury through diagnosis. Understanding and utilizing state regulations on reimbursement issues pertaining to healthcare.
- Documenting Clinically Correlated Bodily Injury to Causality, CMCS Post Doctoral Division, New York Chiropractic Council, New York State Education Department, Board for Chiropractic
Understanding the necessity for accurate documentation, diagnosis and clinical correlation to the injury when reporting injuries in the medical-legal community. Documenting the kinesiopathology, myopathology, neuropathology, pathophysiology in both a functional and structural paradigm.
- Navigating Compliance, Necessity, and Documentation, West Virginia Chiropractic Society